Fastener for storm-windows.



No. 645,489. Patented Mar. 13, won.

.1. H. PEASE.

FASTENEB FOR STORM WINDOWS.

(Applicatidn filed Oct. 30, 1899.)

(N o M 0 de I UNITED STATES JOHN H. PEASE, or CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

PATENT OFFICE.

FASTEN ER FOR STORM -W|NDOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,489, dated March 13, 1900.

B-tplication filed October 30, 1899- ':Serial No. 736,298. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PEASE, a citi- 'zen of the United States, and a resident of Cedar Rapids, county of Linn, and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Storm-VVindows, 850., of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through a window-frame and storm-sash provided with my invention; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the fastening devices and the adjacent parts of the window-casing and storm-sash, showing the sash swung open; Fig. 3, a plan view of the fastening devices as they appear when the sash is closed, the sash being shown in section; Fig. 4, a vertical sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 a detail ver tical section showing the manner of locking the free end of the hook to the bracket on the window-sill.

This invention is designed to provide simple and inexpensive devices wherebya stormwindow may be attached to all kinds of win dow-frames in common use; and it consists of certain novel features of construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

The storm-sash C6 is adapted to fit snugly within the outer edge of the window-frame 1), bearing against suitable shoulders or heads a thereon, the outer face of the sash when the same is closed being flush with the outer face of the window-frame. The sash is detachably hinged to the frame at its upper end by suitable hinges composed of separable plates (Z and e.

To look but at the same time provide for a limited outward movement or adjustment of the lower end of the sash, devices are employed which consist, essentially, of a hooked rod 2 pivoted to the sash, and a bracket or catch j, secured on the sill of the Windowframe. The hook t' is pivotally attached to the sash by a screw-eye 7c, and its hooked free end works through a closed eye or arch Z, formed on and rising vertically from the outer edge of the base-plate m of the bracket. Formed integral with the base-plate m and running from a point at one side of the loop or arch 1, parallel to the inner edge of the base-plate, to the opposite side of the arch and then forward,where it connects with the arch, is a flange at, whose upper edge is below the lower edge of the highest part of the arch.

' The base-plate is recessed at 0 between the ends of the arch, therecess running back to the wall or flange n. The base-plate is also slotted at points beyond the arch, as at p, and fastening-screws q pass through these slots, the slots running transversely of the plate and being open, so that the bracket may be readily attached to and detached from the sill and be adjusted close up to the inner face of the lower rail of the sash.

In attaching the sash it is first swung on its hinges. Then the end of the hook carrying the screw t' is inserted through the loop Zand screwed into the lower rail of the sash. Then the bracket is fastened to the window-sill at the proper point. It will be observed that in attaching the hook'to the sash it is necessary that the eye be adjusted vertically, so that they hooked end of the hook will engage over the flange 71. when the sash is swung out, this engagement with the flange serving to lock the hook to the bracket, and thereby hold the sash outward. When it is desired to swing the sash in and lock it, it is simply necessary to lift the hook off flange 91, let the sash swing inward to place, in which position the eye will project into the arch or loop Z, and then swing the hook over toward one side and permit it to lie between the flange and the arch, thereby effectually locking the sash in its closed position. It will be observed that the depending end of the hook is longer than the distance between the main body of the hook and the under side of the arch, so that it will be impossible to detach the hook from the bracket, but at the same time the hook may be elevated sufficiently to permit it to slide back over the upper edge of Wall or flange 12 when the sash is closing. Thus the hook has a sliding connection with the catch or bracket, but it cannot be detached entirely therefrom after the screw-eye is fastened to the sash. It will be obvious, of course, that in assembling the parts the screw-eye it maybe secured to the sash before the sash is swung; but in all cases it is essential that the end of the hook carrying the screw-eye be passed through the loop Z-before it is attached to the sash. It is essential that the hook have a verremovably secured to a window -frame and tically-swinging movement in order that it provided with a closed loop through which may be engaged over and disengaged from said hook works and a flange or projection bethe flange and also that it may have a sideyond the loop and terminating below the high- 5 wise pivotal movement in order that it may est point thereof.

fold down between the sash and the arch when 3. A fastening for storm -sash, 850., comthe sash is locked closed. prising a hook adapted to be attached to a It will be observed that this invention is sash, and a catch adapted to be fastened toa adapted also for fly-screens and aWning-shutwindow-frame and provided with an upright 1 ters, and I therefore do not wish to be conarch or loop and a flange beyond the loop or "fined in respect of the application or use of arch, this flange terminating below the loop the invention. It will also be noted that the or arch and extending beyond one side of catch on the Window-sill keeps the sliding the same, the free end of the hook working hook from contacting with and thereby marthrough the loop and on the flange.

.15 ring the window-sill. 4. A fastening for storm-sash, 850., com- Having thus fully described my invention, prising a hook and means for pivotally conwhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters necting it to a sash, and a bracket adapted Patent, is to be attached to a window-frame and pro- 1. A fastening for storm-sash, &c., coinvided with an upright arch and an upright 20 prising a hook and means for pivotally conflange beyond the arch, said flange being sepnecting it to a sash, so that it may swing verarated from the arch and having-one end protically and sidewise, and a bracket adapted jecting beyond one side of the arch and the to be secured to the window-frame and proother end connected to the other side of the vided with an arch and a flange beyond the arch, substantially as and for the purposes 25 arch, said flange and arch being separated, set forth.

' so that the hook may be locked to the flange In testimony whereofl hereunto affix my in its extended position and may lie between signature, in the presence of two witnesses, the flange and arch in its folded position, this 26th day of October, 1899. whereby the sash may be locked in its open i 0 position or in its closed position. JOHN PEASE 2. A fastening for storm-sash, 850., com- Witnesses: prisinga hook adapted to be pivotally con- GEO. T. HEDGES, nected to a sash, and a catch adapted to be ELLA MERRIMAN. 

